(1) The document outlines strategies for promoting sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro state's agricultural sector using a micro-watershed methodology. (2) It discusses how participatory rural planning and sustainable farming practices at the micro-watershed level can improve incomes, environmental protection, and social equity. (3) Key results of Rio Rural programs in Rio de Janeiro include thousands of farmers adopting sustainable practices, hundreds of watershed committees established, and millions of hectares adopting sustainable land use and thousands of families benefiting.
Rio Rural: Integrated investments in the Rio Rural programme, BrazilExternalEvents
This document summarizes the Rio Rural Programme in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which uses a micro-watershed approach to promote sustainable rural development. The key points are:
1) The Rio Rural Programme operates in 72 municipalities, 366 micro-watersheds and has benefited over 50,000 small farmers since 2006 with $233 million invested.
2) It focuses on integrated water management, conservation of natural resources, and improving productivity while empowering local communities to self-manage projects.
3) Results include over 37,000 benefiting families, hundreds of thousands of hectares under improved production systems, and extensive capacity building, infrastructure development, and co-investment of $14 million.
This document summarizes an event discussing operationalizing landscape approaches to agriculture. The event included a video on ecoagriculture landscapes, a panel discussion on experiences in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and a discussion. Key points included that ecoagriculture landscapes manage agriculture to enhance livelihoods and production while conserving ecosystems. Diverse landscape strategies were highlighted from several countries. The document outlines approaches to align diverse objectives through stakeholder planning and action, potential benefits to farmers, and examples of positive impacts on smallholders and ecosystems from integrated landscape initiatives. A multi-stakeholder process for collaborative landscape management is proposed.
Productive Sanitation – Reuse as a driver to take sanitation to scale in the ...SIANI
Productive sanitation aims to improve sanitation and food production in rural Africa. By reusing human waste as fertilizer, it closes the nutrient loop and provides farmers with affordable organic fertilizer. In Burkina Faso, productive sanitation has been promoted through agricultural trials demonstrating the fertilizer's benefits. This has encouraged over 8,000 farmers to adopt urine-diverting dry toilets, producing "fertilizer factories" in their homes. As a result, productive sanitation is being integrated into Burkina Faso's national sanitation plan and has boosted sanitation rates in pilot projects. Going forward, a national program combining sanitation and agriculture is needed to scale this approach across the country.
The Selva Lacandona region in Chiapas, Mexico contains diverse and threatened forest habitats that are important for biodiversity and watershed protection. Small-scale agriculture and cattle grazing have contributed to deforestation and land degradation. Through the Corredor Biologico Mesoamericano - Mexico initiative, public and private investments are coordinated to promote sustainable agricultural practices, conserve habitats, and increase farmers' access to incentives and technical support. Payments for ecosystem services also support forest protection and restoration. Combined, these efforts improve agricultural productivity and resilience while reducing environmental pressures, though barriers like poverty and lack of access to markets and information remain.
Rio Rural: Integrated investments in the Rio Rural programme, BrazilExternalEvents
This document summarizes the Rio Rural Programme in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which uses a micro-watershed approach to promote sustainable rural development. The key points are:
1) The Rio Rural Programme operates in 72 municipalities, 366 micro-watersheds and has benefited over 50,000 small farmers since 2006 with $233 million invested.
2) It focuses on integrated water management, conservation of natural resources, and improving productivity while empowering local communities to self-manage projects.
3) Results include over 37,000 benefiting families, hundreds of thousands of hectares under improved production systems, and extensive capacity building, infrastructure development, and co-investment of $14 million.
This document summarizes an event discussing operationalizing landscape approaches to agriculture. The event included a video on ecoagriculture landscapes, a panel discussion on experiences in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and a discussion. Key points included that ecoagriculture landscapes manage agriculture to enhance livelihoods and production while conserving ecosystems. Diverse landscape strategies were highlighted from several countries. The document outlines approaches to align diverse objectives through stakeholder planning and action, potential benefits to farmers, and examples of positive impacts on smallholders and ecosystems from integrated landscape initiatives. A multi-stakeholder process for collaborative landscape management is proposed.
Productive Sanitation – Reuse as a driver to take sanitation to scale in the ...SIANI
Productive sanitation aims to improve sanitation and food production in rural Africa. By reusing human waste as fertilizer, it closes the nutrient loop and provides farmers with affordable organic fertilizer. In Burkina Faso, productive sanitation has been promoted through agricultural trials demonstrating the fertilizer's benefits. This has encouraged over 8,000 farmers to adopt urine-diverting dry toilets, producing "fertilizer factories" in their homes. As a result, productive sanitation is being integrated into Burkina Faso's national sanitation plan and has boosted sanitation rates in pilot projects. Going forward, a national program combining sanitation and agriculture is needed to scale this approach across the country.
The Selva Lacandona region in Chiapas, Mexico contains diverse and threatened forest habitats that are important for biodiversity and watershed protection. Small-scale agriculture and cattle grazing have contributed to deforestation and land degradation. Through the Corredor Biologico Mesoamericano - Mexico initiative, public and private investments are coordinated to promote sustainable agricultural practices, conserve habitats, and increase farmers' access to incentives and technical support. Payments for ecosystem services also support forest protection and restoration. Combined, these efforts improve agricultural productivity and resilience while reducing environmental pressures, though barriers like poverty and lack of access to markets and information remain.
The document summarizes the objectives and implementation of Diversion Based Irrigation (DBI) projects in tribal villages in India. The key points are:
1) The first phase from 2012-2014 implemented DBI in 4 villages benefiting 180 households. The second ongoing phase since 2014 covers 4 more villages and 322 households.
2) The objectives are to provide irrigation, improve agriculture, enhance livelihoods, empower farmers and communities, and strengthen local institutions.
3) Implementation has led to increased crop cultivation, incomes, food security, forest protection, and women's participation in the villages.
4) Challenges included opposition from some groups, difficult terrain, and dependence on forest resources. Community
Landscape Restoration for Improving Ecosystem Services and Building Climate R...WRI India
Landscape restoration aims to improve ecosystem services and build climate resilience. ITC has implemented landscape restoration projects covering over 260,000 hectares involving soil and water conservation techniques, sustainable agriculture practices, groundwater management, biodiversity promotion, and climate-resilient livelihoods. Challenges include integrating diverse stakeholder interests, aligning multiple institutions and programs, and establishing payment for ecosystem services.
This document outlines steps to develop a local food system in Northampton, MA. It begins by [1] assessing available land and soil types. Then it [2] proposes cultivation strategies for agricultural, rural, suburban, and urban districts. Finally, it [3] discusses assembling the whole system by addressing processing, distribution, waste management and education. The goal is a coordinated local food system that stimulates the economy, reduces environmental impacts, and enhances community food security.
The Clean Agriculture Program in São Paulo, Brazil aims to promote organic and local agriculture to improve water supply and sustainability. Over 400 farmers were registered to transition to agroecological practices on 222 square kilometers of cultivable land, supporting water levels in dams providing 30% of the city's water. Technical assistance is provided to farmers adopting soil and water conservation practices to obtain an identification seal. While 40 farmers have signed agreements and 13 obtained the seal so far, the program works to expand participation and support through training, market access, and credit opportunities.
This document discusses strategies for achieving large-scale watershed management. It outlines the challenges of reaching nutrient reduction goals across large areas. The authors propose a theory of change involving defining scalable watershed units and developing necessary elements like human capital, social capital, watershed policies, and financing. Specific proposals include establishing watershed coordinators, building social networks, aligning goals with science, and ensuring diverse and stable funding. The document argues this framework could help watershed efforts scale up practices to significantly improve water quality.
This document describes the Agroecology Plus Six (AE+6) project, which aims to strengthen the resilience of small-scale farmers in the drylands of the Sahel region of Africa. The project will work in Senegal, Mali, and Burkina Faso to promote agroecological practices and strengthen the capacities of communities and local institutions. It takes an integrated approach focusing on agroecology, gender equity, nutrition, and disaster risk reduction. The project seeks to benefit 15,000 people through improving farming systems, empowering women, enhancing nutrition, and building local governance capacities. It will conduct action research to identify effective methods for scaling agroecology, empowering women farmers, and achieving synergies across
Presentation by Dr. Sonja Vermeulen at the UN Climate Talks in Bonn, 17 May 2016. Find out more about this event and work by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security at https://ccafs.cgiar.org/sb44-side-event-adapting-climate-change-agricultural-systems-experience-latin-america-africa-and
This document discusses plans for sustainable management of the Guadelete River basin in southern Spain. It envisions transitioning the region away from traditional agriculture and overdevelopment towards more sustainable practices like aquaculture, eco-tourism, and sustainable agriculture/aquaculture. Specific measures proposed include improving wastewater treatment, promoting sustainable farming techniques, developing rural hotels and tourism activities centered around the river, and restoring abandoned salt marshes to create jobs and biodiversity. Stakeholders like universities, NGOs, and different levels of government would need to cooperate to achieve this sustainable vision for the river basin.
ICRISAT Annual Report - Agricultural and digital technologies approach- Integ...ICRISAT
Faced with frequent unpredictable dry spells, farmers rely on mobile climate advisories for critical and timely information to decide when to sow crops and when to store or release harvested rainwater in villages.
This document summarizes CRP 5, which aims to improve livelihoods and food security through solutions to water scarcity and land degradation. It outlines the development challenges addressed, goals and objectives. It then describes "best bets" or solutions across various areas like rainfed and irrigated systems, wastewater, river basins, groundwater, pastoral systems and ecosystems. For each area, it provides expected outputs and outcomes over 3-6 years. It also describes the proposed governance structure and budgets, indicating impact areas in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and South/West Asia, and key partners led by IWMI.
This document discusses the role of urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) in building resilient cities. It outlines that UPA provides food and other products to urban areas. UPA also provides multiple ecological, social, and economic benefits at multiple levels and actors. These include rehabilitating and transforming cities to increase their resilience. The document then examines whether UPA can contribute to reducing urban poverty and food insecurity, enhancing resilience to climate change and disasters, and reducing waste and freshwater problems in cities. It concludes by outlining some strategies that cities apply to promote UPA and resilience, such as creating an enabling policy environment and reducing health and environmental risks.
The Feedstock Logistics of Project Liberty Amanda Bilek
A presentation from POET-DSM on the feedstock logistics considerations of Project Liberty. Presented on December 8, 2014 at the Minnesota Bioenergy Feedstock Development meeting and forum.
The review is prepared in an attempt to answer the questions of officials in developing Countries about anaerobic digestion facilities throughout the world to provide health and economic benefits by digesting (fermenting) animal wastes, residues from
harvesting, night soil and, in a number of cases, also from septage and sludges.
On-Farm Field Days as a Tool to Demonstrate Agricultural Waste Management Pra...LPE Learning Center
Proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/67725
Teaching Best Management Practices (BMP) or introducing new agricultural waste management practices to livestock producers and farmers is a challenge. This poster describes a series of on-farm field days designed to deliver information and demonstrate on-site several waste management techniques, most of them well established in other parts of the country but sparsely used in Idaho. During these field days, Extension personnel presented each technique and offered written information on how to apply them. But without a doubt, presentations by the livestock producers and farmers who are already applying the techniques and hosted each field day at their farms was the main tool to spark interest and conversations with attendees.
Presented by: Mario E. de Haro-Marti
Mitigate+: Research for low-emission food systemsCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Christopher Martius, CIFOR-ICRAF, at "Leveraging the Glasgow Leader’s Declaration on Forests and Land Use to accelerate climate actions - Bonn Climate Change Conference", on 14 Jun 2022
The document discusses the role of academia in supporting sustainable agriculture to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It notes that the 17 SDGs require an integrated approach and partnerships at all levels. Sustainable agriculture is key to achieving several food-related SDGs. New challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable practices threaten food systems. Academia can help through research-driven solutions, building capacities, knowledge exchange, and monitoring progress on SDG targets. Opportunities exist in the Mediterranean region given its food and land challenges. Universities are encouraged to actively support the SDGs through research, education, partnerships, and embodiment of SDG principles.
The document summarizes the objectives and implementation of Diversion Based Irrigation (DBI) projects in tribal villages in India. The key points are:
1) The first phase from 2012-2014 implemented DBI in 4 villages benefiting 180 households. The second ongoing phase since 2014 covers 4 more villages and 322 households.
2) The objectives are to provide irrigation, improve agriculture, enhance livelihoods, empower farmers and communities, and strengthen local institutions.
3) Implementation has led to increased crop cultivation, incomes, food security, forest protection, and women's participation in the villages.
4) Challenges included opposition from some groups, difficult terrain, and dependence on forest resources. Community
Landscape Restoration for Improving Ecosystem Services and Building Climate R...WRI India
Landscape restoration aims to improve ecosystem services and build climate resilience. ITC has implemented landscape restoration projects covering over 260,000 hectares involving soil and water conservation techniques, sustainable agriculture practices, groundwater management, biodiversity promotion, and climate-resilient livelihoods. Challenges include integrating diverse stakeholder interests, aligning multiple institutions and programs, and establishing payment for ecosystem services.
This document outlines steps to develop a local food system in Northampton, MA. It begins by [1] assessing available land and soil types. Then it [2] proposes cultivation strategies for agricultural, rural, suburban, and urban districts. Finally, it [3] discusses assembling the whole system by addressing processing, distribution, waste management and education. The goal is a coordinated local food system that stimulates the economy, reduces environmental impacts, and enhances community food security.
The Clean Agriculture Program in São Paulo, Brazil aims to promote organic and local agriculture to improve water supply and sustainability. Over 400 farmers were registered to transition to agroecological practices on 222 square kilometers of cultivable land, supporting water levels in dams providing 30% of the city's water. Technical assistance is provided to farmers adopting soil and water conservation practices to obtain an identification seal. While 40 farmers have signed agreements and 13 obtained the seal so far, the program works to expand participation and support through training, market access, and credit opportunities.
This document discusses strategies for achieving large-scale watershed management. It outlines the challenges of reaching nutrient reduction goals across large areas. The authors propose a theory of change involving defining scalable watershed units and developing necessary elements like human capital, social capital, watershed policies, and financing. Specific proposals include establishing watershed coordinators, building social networks, aligning goals with science, and ensuring diverse and stable funding. The document argues this framework could help watershed efforts scale up practices to significantly improve water quality.
This document describes the Agroecology Plus Six (AE+6) project, which aims to strengthen the resilience of small-scale farmers in the drylands of the Sahel region of Africa. The project will work in Senegal, Mali, and Burkina Faso to promote agroecological practices and strengthen the capacities of communities and local institutions. It takes an integrated approach focusing on agroecology, gender equity, nutrition, and disaster risk reduction. The project seeks to benefit 15,000 people through improving farming systems, empowering women, enhancing nutrition, and building local governance capacities. It will conduct action research to identify effective methods for scaling agroecology, empowering women farmers, and achieving synergies across
Presentation by Dr. Sonja Vermeulen at the UN Climate Talks in Bonn, 17 May 2016. Find out more about this event and work by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security at https://ccafs.cgiar.org/sb44-side-event-adapting-climate-change-agricultural-systems-experience-latin-america-africa-and
This document discusses plans for sustainable management of the Guadelete River basin in southern Spain. It envisions transitioning the region away from traditional agriculture and overdevelopment towards more sustainable practices like aquaculture, eco-tourism, and sustainable agriculture/aquaculture. Specific measures proposed include improving wastewater treatment, promoting sustainable farming techniques, developing rural hotels and tourism activities centered around the river, and restoring abandoned salt marshes to create jobs and biodiversity. Stakeholders like universities, NGOs, and different levels of government would need to cooperate to achieve this sustainable vision for the river basin.
ICRISAT Annual Report - Agricultural and digital technologies approach- Integ...ICRISAT
Faced with frequent unpredictable dry spells, farmers rely on mobile climate advisories for critical and timely information to decide when to sow crops and when to store or release harvested rainwater in villages.
This document summarizes CRP 5, which aims to improve livelihoods and food security through solutions to water scarcity and land degradation. It outlines the development challenges addressed, goals and objectives. It then describes "best bets" or solutions across various areas like rainfed and irrigated systems, wastewater, river basins, groundwater, pastoral systems and ecosystems. For each area, it provides expected outputs and outcomes over 3-6 years. It also describes the proposed governance structure and budgets, indicating impact areas in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and South/West Asia, and key partners led by IWMI.
This document discusses the role of urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) in building resilient cities. It outlines that UPA provides food and other products to urban areas. UPA also provides multiple ecological, social, and economic benefits at multiple levels and actors. These include rehabilitating and transforming cities to increase their resilience. The document then examines whether UPA can contribute to reducing urban poverty and food insecurity, enhancing resilience to climate change and disasters, and reducing waste and freshwater problems in cities. It concludes by outlining some strategies that cities apply to promote UPA and resilience, such as creating an enabling policy environment and reducing health and environmental risks.
The Feedstock Logistics of Project Liberty Amanda Bilek
A presentation from POET-DSM on the feedstock logistics considerations of Project Liberty. Presented on December 8, 2014 at the Minnesota Bioenergy Feedstock Development meeting and forum.
The review is prepared in an attempt to answer the questions of officials in developing Countries about anaerobic digestion facilities throughout the world to provide health and economic benefits by digesting (fermenting) animal wastes, residues from
harvesting, night soil and, in a number of cases, also from septage and sludges.
On-Farm Field Days as a Tool to Demonstrate Agricultural Waste Management Pra...LPE Learning Center
Proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/67725
Teaching Best Management Practices (BMP) or introducing new agricultural waste management practices to livestock producers and farmers is a challenge. This poster describes a series of on-farm field days designed to deliver information and demonstrate on-site several waste management techniques, most of them well established in other parts of the country but sparsely used in Idaho. During these field days, Extension personnel presented each technique and offered written information on how to apply them. But without a doubt, presentations by the livestock producers and farmers who are already applying the techniques and hosted each field day at their farms was the main tool to spark interest and conversations with attendees.
Presented by: Mario E. de Haro-Marti
Mitigate+: Research for low-emission food systemsCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Christopher Martius, CIFOR-ICRAF, at "Leveraging the Glasgow Leader’s Declaration on Forests and Land Use to accelerate climate actions - Bonn Climate Change Conference", on 14 Jun 2022
The document discusses the role of academia in supporting sustainable agriculture to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It notes that the 17 SDGs require an integrated approach and partnerships at all levels. Sustainable agriculture is key to achieving several food-related SDGs. New challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable practices threaten food systems. Academia can help through research-driven solutions, building capacities, knowledge exchange, and monitoring progress on SDG targets. Opportunities exist in the Mediterranean region given its food and land challenges. Universities are encouraged to actively support the SDGs through research, education, partnerships, and embodiment of SDG principles.
This is a general presentation on WLE made by Andrew Noble for his trip to visit partners and donors in July 2014. Provides an overview of the WLE program and a number of examples of its work.
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Nepal Agricultural Economics Society (NAES) are jointly organizing Annual Conference of Nepal Agricultural Economics Society on February 13-14, 2015 at Conference Hall, Trade Tower, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal. During the annual conference of NAES, a special session on “Convergences of Policies and Programs relating to Sustainable and Climate Resilient Agriculture” is being organized. The aim of this special session is to showcase the studies and experiences in South Asian countries on climate resilient agriculture and how they can learn from each other to formulate progressive and sustainable policies to promote climate smart agriculture in a regional perspective.
Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE): Building resilience in food production systems FAO
http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/afns/en/
Presentation from Fabrice De Clerck (Bioversity International) describing CGIAR’s Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE) research program and outlining its relevance to sustainable intensification and ecosystems preservation. The presentation was prepared and delivered in occasion of the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition, held at FAO in Rome on 18-19 September 2014.
Government of pakistan policies and strategies for addressing environment Sa...saadayaz
The document outlines several national policies and strategies adopted by the Government of Pakistan to address environmental concerns, including the National Conservation Strategy, National Environmental Policy, National Sanitation Policy, National Water Policy, National Drinking Water Policy, National Forest Policy, and National Rangeland Policy. Each policy aims to conserve natural resources, promote sustainable development, and improve environmental management and public participation in Pakistan.
The document discusses key lessons from Brazil on formulating community-level climate resilience and vulnerability reduction programs (CR-CVPs). It outlines challenges faced such as lack of awareness, knowledge, and organization. Successful programs in Brazil took a broader, basin-level approach and engaged communities through territorial investment plans. Networks of cooperatives and empowering youth were important program constituents. Small-scale technologies, ecosystem restoration, and social control commissions strengthened implementation and outcomes. Assessing impacts on livelihoods, poverty, and ecosystems is crucial for evaluating CR-CVP progress. A multidimensional, socioecological resilience framework coupled with technical assistance is recommended for effective climate resilience initiatives.
Biodiversity Mainstreaming Experiences of Mexico ExternalEvents
The document summarizes a multi-stakeholder dialogue on mainstreaming biodiversity across agricultural sectors held by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It discusses Mexico's efforts to promote biodiversity-friendly agricultural practices through collaboration between environmental and agricultural ministries, incentives for sustainable production, and spatial planning tools. Examples highlight partnerships supporting crocodile farming and conserving maize diversity. The workshop aims to review progress on mainstreaming biodiversity and identify opportunities to strengthen implementation of biodiversity action plans across key sectors.
This project aims to enhance food security and resilience to climate change impacts in communities in Ecuador. It focuses on the Pichincha province and Jubones river basin. The project implements adaptation measures like community irrigation systems, homestead gardens, livestock raising, and water protection. It has benefited over 19,000 people across 240 communities. Key results include improved water access for drinking and irrigation, increased use of drought-resistant seeds and organic fertilizers, and strengthened food production capacities. Lessons learned include the importance of participatory approaches, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and integrating practices into local plans and policies.
USAID/Cambodia's Feed the Future and Greater Climate Change programs have three integrated components to improve food security and natural resource management in Cambodia:
1) The programs focus on rice, fish, and horticulture sectors, as well as household agriculture, livelihood diversification, post-harvest activities, access to finance, and nutrition education to reduce food insecurity for 100,000 households in rural Tonle Sap.
2) Activities also aim to improve ability to adapt to climate change through agricultural/fisheries management, community-based natural resource management, and building national policy and research capacity.
3) The Tonle Sap region has the highest levels of food insecurity and poverty in
The document summarizes changes in agriculture in Southern New England, specifically Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Key points include:
- The number of farms has increased slightly but average farm size has decreased in all three states between 1997-2012.
- Agriculture contributes billions to the economies of each state and employs tens of thousands of people.
- Challenges include balancing agriculture with other land uses and regulations, farmland preservation, and supporting new/beginning farmers.
- Opportunities include recognizing agriculture as economic development and ensuring local regulations consider production agriculture needs.
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)Regional Workshop for...FAO
The document provides an overview of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). It defines GIAHS as remarkable land use systems that are rich in biological diversity and have evolved through the co-adaptation of communities with their environments and needs over long periods of time. The document outlines the criteria for GIAHS designation, including contributions to food/livelihood security and maintenance of biodiversity. It also discusses threats facing these systems and strategies for dynamic conservation, as well as recent developments in GIAHS, such as new designated sites and regional workshops.
ICRISAT Big ideas for partnership portfoliocropreg
1. Smallholder farmers in dryland regions rely mainly on rainfed agriculture for their livelihoods. Climate change is increasing the risks they face from more variable rainfall patterns.
2. The document proposes several "Big Ideas" to improve rural livelihoods and promote climate resilience in these regions. These include developing climate resilient communities, sustainably managing natural resources using proven models, and breeding new drought-tolerant varieties of dryland cereals and grain legumes.
3. One proven model discussed is the Bhoochetana program from India, which achieved major increases in crop yields and agricultural incomes through soil and water conservation practices, use of improved seeds and fertilizers, and farmer training.
The document outlines a strategy called SIPLAS FOCAS to address environmental protection and development concerns in local communities. The strategy has two main goals: 1) to protect, conserve and develop priority ecosystems and habitats, and 2) to develop community capabilities for effective resource management and sustainable development. It proposes a community-driven approach through empowering organizations, establishing livelihoods, promoting environmental awareness, rehabilitating habitats, building partnerships, and providing environmental services. Key programs include organizational development, enterprise development, advocacy, habitat rehabilitation, partnership building, and environmental sanitation. The strategy aims to rehabilitate nine critical sites and establish community-based monitoring systems through these programs.
ICRISAT Global Planning Meeting 2019: Research Program - West and Central Afr...ICRISAT
The Global Planning Meeting 2019 Improved technologies for sustainably increasing agricultural productivity, achieving food and nutritional security and enhancing income of smallholder farmers in the WCA region.
This document provides an overview of watershed management and related topics discussed in a horticulture course. It discusses:
1. Watershed management objectives like increasing food production, improving livelihoods, and protecting the environment.
2. Approaches to watershed development projects in India like the integrated approach, which aims to improve standards of living through development of land, water and plant resources, and the consortium approach emphasizing collective action.
3. Key components of watershed management including soil and water conservation, water harvesting, crop management, and alternate land use systems.
Research on sustainable intensification in the CGIAR research programsILRI
The document summarizes several projects related to sustainable agriculture in developing areas. It discusses a project to improve food security and farm income in Ethiopia through sustainable intensification of crop-livestock systems. It then outlines seven key components of sustainable intensification projects, including combining crops and animals, building trust, improving farmer knowledge, engaging the private sector, focusing on women, and ensuring support. It also summarizes several CGIAR Research Programs related to integrated production systems, policies and markets, staple crops, livestock, nutrition, water and land management, and climate change.
Reflection on Key Points from Inception WorkshopSri Lmb
The document summarizes presentations from a workshop on sustainable agriculture intensification, highlighting areas like improving rice production through conservation agriculture and sustainable rice intensification, promoting education for smallholder farmers, and developing monitoring and evaluation systems to understand impact on farmers. Key points included the need to work with natural systems to increase productivity with fewer inputs, empower farmers through participatory research and field schools, and influence policies to support sustainable intensification practices.
The drafting process the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to water should resist overly rigid approaches to implementation and target setting which could limit development options for poor countries. Key challenges include realistic targets, carefully considering the local context to address the needs of the poor, and promoting sustainable water resources development in a way that values healthy ecosystems. Read IWMI’s new report here: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Books/PDF/setting_and_achieving_water-related_sustainable_development_goals.pdf
Presentation by Peter G. McCornick & Julie van der Bliek at the Water for Food Conference, Seattle, October 19, 2014.
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Agenda of the 5th NENA Soil Partnership meetingFAO
The Fifth meeting of the Near East and North African (NENA) Soil Partnership will take place from 1-2 April 2019 in Cairo, Egypt. The objectives of the meeting are to consolidate the NENA Soil Partnership, review the work plan, organize activities to establish National Soil Information Systems, agree to launch a Regional Soil Laboratory for NENA, and strengthen networking. The meeting agenda includes discussions on soil information systems, a soil laboratory network, and implementing the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management. The performance of the NENA Soil Partnership will also be assessed and future strategies developed.
This document summarizes the proceedings of the first meeting of the Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN). GLOSOLAN was established to harmonize soil analysis methods and strengthen the performance of laboratories through standardized protocols. The meeting discussed the role of National Reference Laboratories in promoting harmonization, and how GLOSOLAN is structured with regional networks feeding into the global network. Progress made in 2018 included registering over 200 laboratories, assessing capacities and needs, and establishing regional networks. The work plan for 2019 includes further developing regional networks, standard methods, a best practice manual, and the first global proficiency testing. The document concludes by outlining next steps to launch the regional network for North Africa and the Near East.
Philippine Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP) CurriculumMJDuyan
(𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝟏𝟎𝟎) (𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟏)-𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐬
𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐏𝐏 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬:
- Understand the goals and objectives of the Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP) curriculum, recognizing its importance in fostering practical life skills and values among students. Students will also be able to identify the key components and subjects covered, such as agriculture, home economics, industrial arts, and information and communication technology.
𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫:
-Define entrepreneurship, distinguishing it from general business activities by emphasizing its focus on innovation, risk-taking, and value creation. Students will describe the characteristics and traits of successful entrepreneurs, including their roles and responsibilities, and discuss the broader economic and social impacts of entrepreneurial activities on both local and global scales.
Strategies for Effective Upskilling is a presentation by Chinwendu Peace in a Your Skill Boost Masterclass organisation by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan on 08th and 09th June 2024 from 1 PM to 3 PM on each day.
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17Celine George
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.
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Estrategias para la sostenibilidad de los servicios ambientales en el programa Rio Rural
1. GOVERNO DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO
SECRETARIA DE AGRICULTURA E PECUÁRIA
SUPERINTENDÊNCIA DE DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL
Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
ESTRATEGIAS PARA LA SOSTENIBILIDAD DE LOS
SERVICIOS AMBIENTALES EM EL PROGRAMA RIO RURAL
MARCELO MONTEIRO DA COSTA
Coordinador en Gestión de Información y Monitoreo
Dec, 2012
2. MISSION: PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF THE STATE OF RIO DE
JANEIRO
Objective: Promote sustainable development of the agricultural sector of the state
of Rio de Janeiro, using the micro-watersheds methodology to identify and support
local initiatives and arrangements that enable construction of a continuous and
evolutionary process of income generation, environmental respectability and social
equity, thus providing improved life quality of the whole society and especially of
those who live of family farming.
Micro-watershed as a PLANNING, INTERVETION, MONITORING
AND EVALUATION UNIT.
3. RIO DE JANEIRO STATE – BRIEF OVERVIEW
Total Population: 15,989,929
Urban Population: 96,7%
Rural Population Population: 3,3%
GDP: US$704 billion
Agricultural GDP: 1,2%
92 municipalities
Second Consumer
Market of the Country
8 watersheds
Committees
20,33% of the original
Atlantic Forest
Total Area: 43.864,3 Km2
Fonts: IBGE, 2010 / INEA
exchange R$/US$ = 1 p/ 1,99
4. RIO DE JANEIRO STATE
LAND USE
FAMILY FARMING
NON FAMILY FARMING
Establishments: 44,145
Area: 470,221 ha
Establishments: 14,335
Area: 1,575,646 ha
MAIN RJ AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS:
- VEGETABLES & FRUITS
- MILK
- SUGAR & BIOFUEL/ALCOHOL
- COFFEE
Font: IBGE - Agricultural Census 2006
6. MICROWATERSHED APPROACH – RESULTS AND LESSONS LEARNED
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GATHERING EXPERIENCE
FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS
- more than 500.000 farmers
- 5.500 micro-watersheds
- 14,000,000 ha under conservation
- 5,000,000 ha under no-tillage system
- 300,000 ha under green manure
- 50.000 Km of rural roads improved
- Improve water quality by:
reduction of 50% of water turbidity level
reduction of 50% of water treatment costs
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7. COMMUNITY SELF
MANAGEMENT
GOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENT
PARTICIPATORY
DIAGNOSIS & PLANNING
CONSERVATON OF
NATURAL RESOURCES
PAYMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AL SERVICES
FOOD SECURITY AND
SOLIDARITY ECONOMY
PRODUCTIVITY OF
FAMILY FARMING
SYSTEMIC VISION
TERRITORIAL APPROACH
PHISICAL INTERVENTION UNITY
EASY MONITORING
INTEGRATION OF PUBLIC AND
PRIVATED FUNDS
CLIMATE CHANGE
MITIGATION
8. STRATEGIES FOR SMALL FARMER’S INCLUSION IN KEY ISSUES
Community management
of natural resources
Microwatersheds’
simulator
Integration of
multisectoral public
policies
FECAM
Community Code of Conduct
Inclusion of biodiversity
Bees pollinating crops
Muriqui
9. STRATEGIES FOR SMALL FARMER’S INCLUSION IN KEY ISSUES
Microwatersheds’ methodology as
an environmental project
Integration
Local planning – Watersheds’ Planning
Financial Sustainability System
CDM of family farming
11. PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL CONTROL
COORDINATION
EXECUTIO
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CENTRAL
SRD STATE COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY
REGIONAL
REGIONAL
MICROWATERSHED
COMITEE
REGIONAL EXECUTIVE
SECRETARIES
MUNICIPAL
SRD MUNICIPAL
COUNCILS
EXTENSON AGENCY
AND CITY HALL
MICRO-WATERSHED
COMITEE
TECHNICAL AGENTS
LOCAL
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12. 1st STEP - GEF
(2006-2011)
2nd. STEP - BIRD
(2010-2016)
EMERGENCY
(2011)
BIRD - RESTRUCTURED
(2011)
ADITIONAL FUND
(2012-2018)
US$14 million
US$79 million
US$18,7 million
US$79 million
US$140 million
24 municipalities
59 municipalities
10 municipalities
59 municipalities
72 municipalities
48 micro-watersheds
270 micro-watersheds
62 micro-watersheds
366 micro-watersheds
386.000 ha (8,8%)
1.200.000 ha
(26,7%)
25.000 families
138 + 62 = 200 microwatersheds
4.000 families
37.000 families
Fase 1 (GEF)
UPSCALLING RIO RURAL PROGRAM
Fase 2 (BIRD)
INVESTMENTS, COVERAGE, BENEFICIARIES
FROM PILOT TO POLICY
1.580.000 ha (36%)
78.000 families
13.
14. MICRO-WATERSHEDS METHODOLOGY - RIO RURAL
Participatory Rural
Diagnosis
Involves all interest groups,
organized in the local microwatersheds committees, discussing
social, economical, environmental
issues and priorities
Consolidate the local development
issues – priority problems and
potentials are negotiated amongst
the several groups
Local Planning
Farm Development
Plans
Executive Plans of Microwatersheds
Local participatory development action
plan based on a previous rural diagnosis
Content: Strategies related to actions’
implementation, financing
arrangements, targets, time table and
potential beneficiaries are negotiated
among members of the microwatershed committee and validated
with the community
Content: Adequate on farm
production systems, based on a
long term development vision
Negotiated with the farmer
(incentive + counterpart)
Must contribute to the
community development plan of
each micro-watershed
AFTER
BEFORE
Microwatersheds simulator
PEM fundraising folder
15. SELECTION OF BENEFICIARIES AND INVESTMENTS PRIORIZATION
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Local Planning
Aleatory Selection
- Local participation
- Transparency
- Democratic
- No political interference
- Commitment among executors,
beneficiaries and stakeholders
with project implementation
16. FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
• Increase income and farm sustainability
• Introduce animals and crops in adequate areas, in order to increase efficiency
(sustainable agriculture and livestock)
• Integrate practices, in order to optimize results and productivity
• Protect forest fragments to biodiversity conservation
17. EXAMPLES OF INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
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18. EXAMPLES OF INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
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Animal food for
dry periods
(resilience)
Produces
manure
ROTATIONAL GRAZING
Increase of productivity
Releases areas
for protection
Eg: Springs and
recharge areas
SUGAR CANE PRODUCTION
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Incre
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prod
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SPRING PROTECTION
Increase of water
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Selling products with
added value
COMPOST
19. Farm Development Plan
Previous Situation
Pasture
Coffee
SUSTAINABLE PLANNING
Grass
Erosion
Spring
Recharge
Area
Erosion
Control
Protected
Spring
Rotational
Grazing
20. 20
Financial strategy: Grants + beneficiaries counterpart + Co-Financing
Basket of financing options to promote rural development
FIBRIA
Native trees seedlings:
U$13.300
Federal Program
on Landtenure
Credit: U$3.880
PRONAF (National Family
Farmer´s Support
Program) Credit: U$1.880
RJ State Agriculture
Support Program
Credit: U$6.270
Municipalities
Materials transport, soil preparation:
U$5.300
Beneficiaries
Counterpart 20%
FUNASA
National Sanitation Fundation
Sanitation unit:
66.000
FUNCAFÉ
Credits
13.600
21. PARTICIPATORY MONITORING
Water
Springs protection
- Recovery of native vegetation and local biodiversity
- Increase in water availability
- Use for irrigation of crops
- Approximately 12% increase of productivity (pineapple)
Local economy
Rotational Grazing
- Increase of milk productivity
-Increase of organic matter content (66.6%)
- 1,5 ha released for reforestation (per project)
- Carbon storage (28 T for each R$1.000 invested)
22. COLLECTIVE INCENTIVES - INCUBATION OF RURAL ENTERPRISES
Agroindustry
Collective buying cooperatives
Sustainable craft
production
24. RESULTS - RIO RURAL GEF
• 1,325 farming families adopting sustainable practices
• 6,433 beneficiaries, 481 technicians and 2.050 actors trained
• 47 Micro-watersheds’ Plans designed
• 48 Micro-watersheds’ Management Committees established
• 231 identity groups formed
• 43 business groups formed
•18,000 ha of lands with sustainable agricultural practices
• 1,240 ha of riparian and native forests rehabilitated
• 800 ha of biodiversity conservation-friendly land use mosaics established
• US$10 million on co-investment projects approved
• 23 Participatory Research Units implemented
• Multisectoral integration (Education, Health, Environment, Culture)
25. RESULTS - RIO RURAL BIRD
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• 407 micro-watersheds ranked
• 37,000 family farmers benefited
• 51 subprojects executed
• 8,519 farmes, 277 technicians and 2,044 actors trained
• 132 Watershed Management Committee established, with 1,131 members
• 339 identity groups formed
• 52 Micro-watershed’s Executive Plans (PEM) designed
• 23 Participatory Research Units implemented
• 114 potential business gropus, with 913 members
• 997 sanitation projects execution
• 21 mechanized patrols
• 3.020 km of roads rehabilitated, benefiting 12.844 farmers
26. Natural Disaster – SERRANA REGION – Emergency actions
BEFORE RAINSTORM
• 1.365 subprojects
• 1.321 beneficiaries
• 13.627 beneficiaries trained in key-words
• 889 km of roads rehabilitated, benefiting 10,000 farmers
• 1.677 ha of productive lands recovered, benefiting 8.854 farmers
• 26 machneries and equipment
BEFORE
BEFORE
AFTER
AFTER
AFTER RAINSTORM
27. ADDITIONAL FINANCING
Structural actions, risk management and significant landscape
changes to mitigate climate changes effects
-
Adaptation of rural
population to climate
changes
-
Soil Conservation
-
Rehabilitation of
roads, bridges and
draining
-
Terrace
-
Level Planting
28. AF:APPROCHING SMALL FARMERS TO NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
Economical and environmental opportunities in the State of RJ - Macroinvestments – US$122
billion
DPL – Development
Politics Loan
1 billion
Logistic
Plataform
9,8 billion
2,5 billion
Açu Port Complex
43 billion
2 billion
Açu Termeletric
4,7 billion
Southeast Port
0,9 billion
Angra 3 Nuclear Industrial Plant
Plant
4 billion
0,7 billion
CSA
7,3 billion
Font: Decisão Rio - FIRJAN
30. IMPROVING TERRITORIAL APPROACH
Clusters
Micro-watersheds
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Improvement
of productive
systems
Local group
enterprises
Focus on
professionalization
Lower resources
Logistics
Structuring
projects
Risk
analysis
Market
demands
Natural
resources
management
Multiple
business
plans
Individual Simultaneous
and group support to
multiple
demands
chains
Support to
specifical
agricultural
chains
Technological
innovation
Microwatersheds’
planning
Landscape
management Environmental
adequacy and
sanitation
Intensification
of the
investments
Specialized
technical
assistence
Territorial
custers’
planning
Formation of
supplying chains